The President of the Nigerian Association of Movie Producers passed away.

Reports indicate that the founder of the prestigious film award ceremony, the African Movie Academy Awards (AMMA), Ms. Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, has passed away.

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NewsReport gathered that Peace Anyiam Osigwe died at St. Nicholas Hospital in Lagos State, Nigeria’s commercial city, on Monday night, January 9, 2023.

In a short tribute to the respected and influential filmmaker, Obi Emelonye, the producer of Last Flight to Abuja, said: “Thank you and good night dada Peace,” on the social media network Facebook.

Mike Nliam, another Nollywood icon, songwriter, and filmmaker, queried, “How can 2023 start like this?”

“The founder of the African Movie Academy Awards (AMMA) and president of the Association of Movie Producers of Nigeria, Peace Anyiam Osigwe, is gone to be with the Lord!

“Nollywood was everything to her! Oh, what tragic news! “Life indeed is so fickle! “May her soul rest in the Lord’s bosom.”

What you should know Previously known as Peace Anyiam-Fiberesima before her short-lived marriage crashed, this online information reports that until her death, Peace was referred to as the “queen of Nollywood films.

“Peace, who was born into the prominent family in Nkwerre, Imo State, southeast Nigeria,

She had a degree in law and political science from Oxford Brookes University before abandoning the legal profession for the world of make-believe.

The late AMAA Founder pioneered the screening of Nollywood films at international film festivals, and most people are unaware that she directed P-First Square’s music video in 2012.

The Nigerian government named Peace Anyiam Osigwe a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic for her contributions to the entertainment industry.

Ms. Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, the founder of the prestigious film awards ceremony, the African Movie Academy Awards (AMMA), has left the Nigerian film industry in a state of confusion.

According to conflicting reports, the respected filmmaker died on Monday at St. Nicholas Hospital in Lagos after a brief illness.

While others claim she is still in a coma, friends and family members are hoping she wakes up. Meanwhile, as of the time of filing this report, the cause of Peace Anyiam Osigwe’s death had not been disclosed.

However, she was previously in a coma. She founded the African Movie Academy Awards (AMMA) and served as president of the Nigerian Association of Movie Producers.